Irish record holder Daniel Wiffen has failed to advance to the 800m freestyle final at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Wiffen fifth in his heat in a time of seven minutes 55.02 seconds, which was the 11th fastest time in the field of 41 competitors.
Earlier, Limerick teenager Eoin Corby posted a time of 28.52 in the 50m breaststroke heats.
It was the 19-year-old’s first appearance at the event, having made his senior international debut for Ireland at the European Short Course Championships in December 2019.
On Saturday in Budapest, National Centre Dublin’s Niamh Coyne competes in the 50m breaststroke heats and Ireland’s mixed 4x100m freestyle team of Max McCusker, Jordan Sloan, Erin Riordan and Victoria Catterson takes to the blocks. This relay is not an Olympic event, but there is an Irish record (3:37.86) up for grabs and potentially a place in the final.
